The only problem was, of course, the wetness. Weeks of heavy rain have left water water everywhere, especially on bridleways. Some of them were so soggy, I had to walk the bike.
First I went down Sewstern lane, which was just about ridable. Then along a dismantled railway. I always like those, usually the surface is good and there's no gradient.
But it wasn't a good surface. Look:
I saw a lot like this today!
Eventually, I got to the Grantham Canal, and biked along the towpath; that was an excellent surface, and I made good speed. When I got to the Grantham end of the canal, I left it and went back via the A607. a good fast road, and I was able to pick up a couple more caches on the way back to the car.
I got back to the car just as dusk was falling, about 4pm, so I had lunch, and debated whether to do some more caching. I decided to continue, so I went up the Viking Way (very bad surface, I was mostly walking the bike), which got me back to the canal, where I went east to Woolsthorpe Wharf. By then, it was past six, it was raining, and I was feeling rather tired, so I biked back to the car and went home.
54 caches done, and a few DNFs.
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